April 25, 2016 - For today’s prompt, write an exercise poem. The poem could be about a specific exercise, or it could just incorporate exercising into the poem

It was an accident he said

Clearly unintended

It started out as just a game

But that’s not how it ended.

A summer morning, on a day,

That should have been for fun

Was turned completely upside down

When Billy found a gun.

The closet was a perfect hiding place

Nate didn’t make a sound

Breathing barely, standing still

He doubted he’d be found.

It turned out to be Nancy’s fault

Coming in from walking

She thought it odd with kids at home

There was no noise or talking.

She crept in on catlike feet

And snuck around a corner.

There was no one in this game

Assigned to yell or warn her.

There are two views presented here

That cause dividing fights;

One is the man who claims

He’s just exercising his rights;

The other side has a loss

Of no comparing sorrow,

To have a son or daughter

Who won’t wake up tomorrow.

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Thanks for reading.